Chapter 14: Breaking the Siege?
The sudden goal stunned the players of the fifth team, many of whom did not even know what was going on, until they heard the referee's whistle and saw the football in the goal, that they realized that the sixth team had actually scored their second goal of the game.
How did the situation on the field come to be like this? Shouldn't it be Bruin who used the opportunity of a quick counterattack to help the fifth team equalize, and how could it suddenly become the sixth team to extend the score?
Until the end of the first half, the players of the fifth team did not recover from the goal conceded this time, and fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half, otherwise the fifth team would probably continue to concede goals......
With the referee's whistle, the first half of the game ended, the players of the fifth team walked to the player tunnel with numb expressions, only in the first half of the game, they were two goals behind, in the opponent's strength is not inferior to their own side, the fifth team is difficult to achieve a reversal in the second half of the game.
Unless a miracle happens, otherwise, in this game, the fifth team has already gone far......
If they were only one goal behind, the players of the fifth team might still have the confidence to come back in the second half, but two goals behind is not something that can be pulled back, especially when Bruin's performance has been quite disappointing for the players.
Yes, the players of the fifth team were quite disappointed with Bruin's performance in the first half!
The tactics used by the fifth team in this game were defensive counter-attacks, which meant that they handed over all the attacking tasks to Bruin alone, and the players thought that as long as they hugged Bruin's thighs, they would have no problem winning this game, but in the first half of the game, they found that Bruin was not as strong as they thought.
And, more importantly, Bruin's mistake also directly caused the second goal conceded by the fifth team!
The fifth team at the time were hoping to use the quick counter-attack opportunity to equalise, however, Bruin not only wasted the opportunity, but also allowed the sixth team to seize the opportunity and eventually extend the score.
This turn of events has created a huge psychological gap among the players, and they have even begun to feel that the fifth team will no longer have a chance to beat the sixth team......
With Bruin's poor performance, how could they still have a chance of beating the sixth team?
For Bruin, the players were just disappointed at first, but with the silence in the dressing room, many players complained about Bruin in their hearts.
The fifth team had every chance of equalising in the first half, and as long as Bruin played the ball to Salgado's feet in that quick counter-attack, it would have created a chance for Salgado to face the opposing goalkeeper directly!
However, Bruin did not pass the ball, and he disregarded the interests of the whole team because of his personal grudges, such a player really does not deserve the continued trust of the players.
The players of the fifth team completely forgot that they were applauded when they saw Bruin choose to break through himself instead of passing the ball to Salgado......
The players were like that, if Bruin managed to break through the defenders and help the team equalise, of course they would continue to applaud him, but it turned out that Bruin not only failed to equalise, but also caused the fifth team to concede a second goal, which was difficult for the players to accept.
The players of the fifth team do not have much affection for Bruin, the reason why they trust him and stand on his side is completely out of the mentality of hugging his thighs, but when they find out that this thigh is actually not thick, and even drags them down, the players are of course unwilling to believe him anymore.
Bruin himself knew that he was facing a crisis of confidence in the team, but he was not very worried, because the fifth team had even the slightest expectation of the final victory of the game, and could only choose to continue to believe in him in the second half of the game.
Apart from him Bruin, how can there be any player in the fifth team who can turn the tide?
The thought of turning the tide was still a little frustrated in Bruin's heart, and after the difficult first half of the game, Bruin, like the other players of the fifth team, already thought that the fifth team could not win this game again.
But he Bruin will not give up, and he will continue to fight in the second half, not to win this impossible game, but for himself!
Bruin hasn't forgotten that this is a major soccer draft draft, and it doesn't matter if the fifth team does lose the game, as long as he performs well enough, he can still get a relatively high pick in the official draft.
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Things didn't go beyond Bruin's expectations, and after the start of the second half, the Fifth continued their first-half style of play, with Bruin still carrying most of the Fifth team's attacking load.
Although the players were reluctant to trust Bruin anymore, there was no other player in the Fifth Team who could step up except for Bruin, not even Salgado, because he was not fast enough to play much of a role in the Fifth Team's quick counter-attack.
The fifth team was still suppressed by the sixth team, and Chen Lin was still played with by Todd and Shakodi on the side......
Chen Lin is naturally not the kind of player who sits idly by, he has been played with a lot, Chen Lin also thought of some ways to defend Todd and Shakodi, but Chen Lin did not use his own methods for the first time, because he was not confident that he could directly cut off the football at Todd and Shakodi's feet.
One method is most effective until it is used, and once it is used and it fails, it will not have any effect if you try to use it a second time.
So Chen Lin is waiting, just like he did in the audition competition, Chen Lin is waiting for the best opportunity.
More than ten minutes passed, and in the fifty-seventh minute of the game, Chen Lin finally found an opportunity.
It was Todd who took the ball in front of the midfield, and after attracting Chen Lin to come up and press, Todd wanted to pass the ball to Shakodi's position not far from him, which is a common trick of Todd and Shakody, and the two of them are like monkeys and constantly playing Chen Lin with a small range of passes.
However, this time Chen Lin was not willing to be played, he just made a fake action to rob and forced Todd to pass the football out, and then Chen Lin, who had been prepared, instantly accelerated and chased after the football.
Because it was a small pass, and the pass was a little hurried, Todd's pass was not very powerful, and Chen Lin successfully grabbed the ball before Shakodi received the ball.
As soon as he saw that the football was broken, Todd instantly counter-robbed, and Shakodi chose to retreat as soon as possible, I have to say that the two of them responded very reasonably at this time.
However, no matter how reasonable the action is, it is not as fast as Chen Lin's kicking, Chen Lin did not go through any adjustment after breaking the football, and directly drove the football to the front court with a big foot!
There was a chorus of boos and laughter from the stands.
"Chen Lin, is this a big-footed siege?"
"It's stupid to finally break the ball from the feet of Todd and Shakody."
"After all, he is a rugby player, and Chen Lin has not found the rhythm of the football game until now, such a broken ball, of course, it is necessary to pass back as soon as possible, control the football first, and then say, this is good, the football will be returned to the other party."
The fans in the stands and the reporters in the media seats mocked Chen Lin mercilessly.
However, soon, the boos of reporters and fans were stuck in their throats, because they suddenly found that the football that Chen Lin "cleared with his big feet" actually flew directly towards the gate of the sixth team, and the goalkeeper of the sixth team stood very forward......